My last weekly Law Bytes column of 2005, features my annual A to Z review of the year in Canadian law and technology (Toronto Star version, freely available version). From legislative proposals involving copyright, network surveillance, and Internet pharmacies to case law focused on popular consumer products such as the […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Canadian Tech Law in 2005 From A to Z
Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 26, 2005 as Apple to Zundel, the Year in Tech Law As 2005 comes to a close, my annual A to Z review of the year in Canadian law and technology reveals a remarkably busy twelve months. From legislative proposals involving copyright, network […]
That’s What Friends Are For
In May 2004, the Canadian Heritage Standing Committee released what is now widely described as the "Bulte Report", a remarkably one-sided report on the future of Canadian copyright. The report addressed WIPO, ISP, and education issues, siding in every instance with the views of rights holders such as the Canadian […]
A Global Perspective on a Two-Tier Internet
My column this week on a two-tiered Internet attracted considerable attention (even bringing my website to a crawl at one point), though several people noted privately that it focused primarily on the situation in Canada and the U.S. I’ve tried to remedy that with a piece for the BBC that […]
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